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With every new James Bond movie has come a new theme song. The new film, Quantum of Solace, boasts the song “Another Way to Die” written and performed by multi-Grammy Award-winning and platinum selling recording artists Jack White of the rock band The White Stripes, and Alicia Keys.

While the tune is sure to stick in listener’s minds the dynamic duo had a lot to live up to. Artists ranging from Louis Armstrong to Madonna, Tom Jones to Tina Turner, have all contributed their musical talents to the film franchise and history. Here are some hits that have withstood the test of time.

5. “A View to Kill” – Duran Duran – Is the only theme song to ever hit number one on the U.S. charts.

4. “Goldfinger” – Shirley Bassey – Simply a classic Bond theme song.

3. “Nobody Does it Better” – Carly Simon – First theme to have a different title than the film and received an Academy Award nomination.

2. “Live and Let Die” – Paul McCartney and Wings – First theme song to be nominated for an Academy Award.

1. “James Bond Theme” – Monty Norman and John Barry – Number one for obvious reasons…

Interested in hearing more? Check out all 22 Bond themes for yourself!

Movie	Year	Theme Song	Performed By
DR. NO	1962	“James Bond Theme”	Monty Norman & John Barry
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE	1963	“From Russia With Love”	Matt Monroe
GOLDFINGER	1964	“Goldfinger”	Shirley Bassey
THUNDERBALL	1965	“Thunderball”	Tom Jones
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE	1967	“You Only Live Twice”	Nancy Sinatra
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE	1969	“We Have All the Time in the World”	Louis Armstrong
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER	1971	“Diamonds Are Forever”	Shirley Bassey
LIVE AND LET DIE	1973	“Live and Let Die”	Paul McCartney and Wings
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN	1974	“The Man With The Golden Gun”	Lulu
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME	1977	“Nobody Does it Better”	Carly Simon
MOONRAKER	1979	“Moonraker”	Shirley Bassey
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY	1981	“For Your Eyes Only”	Sheena Easton
OCTOPUSSY	1983	“All Time High”	Rita Coolidge
A VIIEW TO KILL	1985	“A View to Kill”	Duran Duran
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS	1987	“The Living Daylights”	a-ha
LICENCE TO KILL	1989	“Licence to Kill”	Gladys Knight
GOLDENEYE	1995	“GoldenEye”	Tina Turner
TOMORROW NEVER DIES	1997	“Tomorrow Never Dies”	Sheryl Crow
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH	1999	“The World Is Not Enough”	Garbage
DIE ANOTHER DAY	2002	“Die Another Day”	Madonna
CASINO ROYALE	2006	“You Know My Name”	Chris Cornell
QUANTUM OF SOLACE	2008	“Another Way to Die”	Jack White and Alicia Keys

Quantum Of Solace is in UK cinemas everywhere from October 31st.